A home cooked meal three nights in a row. This domestic bliss stuff is starting to freak me out a bit.  Time to stir the pot.  Bank robbery or a trek into the Alaskan wilderness with a bag of rice?

The LG gangsta washer and dryer set was delivered today.  Gonna be some major fabric soft’ner goin’ down up in da crib.

Our never-ending moving duties were broken up nicely by two wins for Brittany’s team. Personally, Brittany probably played the best game of her career on Sunday.

Whether it be writing or life, nothing is more satisfying than editing.  Sonia and I spent the day editing out some of our belongings at the old place and banked enough for one half of a needed washer and dryer.

It was Homecoming for Montclair Prep this evening and my little girl was one of three freshmen to be voted school Princess.  I got to tell you, having a daughter in high school with growing popularity is pretty devastating.

Enjoyed some post season baseball with my Dad at Chavez Ravine. This one ended in the bottom of the ninth with two outs like all good playoff games should. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

A Final Thought on Paris Hemingway described Paris as a moveable feast.  I think he sums it up perfectly.  The moment I stepped off of the metro at Saint Michel I fell in love.  The convergence of old, and I mean really old, and new was a feast for the senses, for the mind.  It is no wonder that Paris is a magnet for…

#20 Done. It may take another few months to settle in, but we’ve finally made the move, albeit down the block.

#55 in progress.  I’ve been dressing the kids for halloween for so long I’ve run out of ideas for myself.  I haven’t dressed up in a costume since college, but for some reason I thought it would be fun.  Now I’m just stumped as to what to wear.  Ideas are welcome.

Happy Birthday to my beautiful niece, Anna! Hopefully you were spoiled as much as you deserve to be.

Today was the big moving day.  Although I’m not sure why, Sonia and decided we’d move everything ourselves.  Two days later we’re about 80% moved.  However our two hundred pound, extra long headboard nearly broke us up for good.  By this time tomorrow, #20 should be complete.

Another tough loss for Brit and her team.  After beating the team tied for first 3-0, they lost to the co-leaders 0-2.  Now 3-3 on the year it will be a tough climb to Silver.

Fall seven times, stand up eight. ~ Japanese Proverb Congrats to my sister, Michelle, for doubling her walking goal in today’s Breast Cancer Walk in the Bay Area.  And she still had enough energy to take our boy, Devin, out for a big Chinese dinner. Well done.

September Recap Hell of a month, that September.  Drank a nice Foxen Valley Cabernet at a winery in Santa Ynez, California and an equally tasty French Pinot Noir at a cafe in Paris.  Thank you list. What’s done… #72 Took the Sideways winery tour in Santa Ynez. #12 Watched Brittany take the next big step in her life and enter High School #3 Best…

Pre move in Pizza at the new place.

20 in progress. Sitting here in Home Depot ready for Sonia to tell me what color I like for the new place.

#20 in progress.  Starting to pack our life into boxes for the move.  It’s going to be one hell of a garage sale.

#10 in progress. Started a push-up program my buddy Matt recommended in July. Theoretically the routine trains you to be able to do one hundred push-ups in one set.  Just made it to the half way mark with fifty.  I could barely do ten when I started, but I’m still skeptical I’ll be able to do a hundred without stopping.

Cheering on our friend at the Hollywood Ping Pong Tourney.

This movie is what happens when the director cares more about special effects than story. He did a great job on the former, horrible job on the latter.

I finished Hemingway’s, A Moveable Feast, a book I appropriated started on the flight to Paris.  Loved it. I think I will replace the novel, Money, with Hemingway’s first novel, The Sun Also Rises, for my goal #21.

As I had mentioned, I took a lot of video, but I took it with a cheap Flip pocket camera, so if you feel vertigo I’m sorry.  Click the picture if you care to want to take a look.

#27 Done.  City Lights was obviously great for it’s time, but I think it’s safe to say pantomime movies are dated. The Original Post.

I probably took more video than pictures, but I’ve put together a descent photo gallery on flickr.  Click the picture above to check it out.

Taking a three prong approach to documenting our Paris Trip.  The first will be a flickr gallery with some description. The second will be a video montage. And the third will be a short essay.

Despite walking the streets of Paris this morning, we still made it back home to catch Brit’s game.

Snapshot of the Eiffel Tower taken from the top of the Arc De Triumphe.

#23 in Progress.  Eating in “our” neighborhood of Saint Germaine Des Pres. Great food, better ambiance.  Tres’ Bien.

Contemplating #44 at Pere Lachaise cemetery amongst some of Paris’ brightest stars such as Balzac, Marcel Proust, Oscar Wilde, Gertrude Stein, Georges-Pierre Seurat, Frederic Chopin and Jim Morrison (not French, but visiting).

#6 In Progress. In the neighborhood of St. Germaine Des Pres, I took some time to sit in the cafe where Hemingway sat as a young man.  It was here at the Cafe De Flure, as well as at the Cafe Duex Maggots next door where Hemingway struggled with the idea of writing his first novel.  Hopefully my struggles will go as well as…

#3 Done. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

#20 in Progress. We signed a lease on a cozy home with a back yard good enough for a hammock.  If all goes well, we’ll move in on the first of October. (Source: http://maps.google.com/)

http://www.kaltura.com/index.php/kwidget/wid/_35168/uiconf_id/1002330 #97 Not going to happen.  There are a few stinkers on this list and this is one of them. Other than The Amazing Race, which is not taking applications, I have no desire to jump through the hoops for the chance to win the lottery. (Source: http://www.kaltura.com/)

#12 Done. Snapped this picture of Brittany walking toward the school’s entrance as I drove by. She was annoyed.  But, another milestone is complete.

Started the season with a 1-0 loss.  I guess this league won’t be a cakewalk after all.  In other news, my fantasy football team is rollin’.

Bottle Shock tells the story of the events that led up to the Judgment of Paris in 1976, when California wine beat French wine in a blind taste test. Pretty good movie.

Brit finally got her four poster bed, but not without a whole lot of blood, sweat and tears from yours truly.  I look forward to the day that furniture assembly is not cost productive.

Tucked away in the hills of Griffith Park, the Greek Theater is by far L.A.’s best concert venue.  And tonight’s concert was a great one. Nothing better than Dave Matthews Band on a warm summer night. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

She had to wait fourteen years, but Brittany finally got to go shopping to furnish her OWN room.

#21 in progress.  Finished Slaughterhouse Five… So it goes.

Labor Day

I did nothing.

#72 Complete. We spent the weekend in the Santa Ynez Valley outside of Solvang following the wine appreciation trail seen in the movie Sideways.  Good times.

Looking for wooden shoes in Solvang.

Number 23 in progress. Eating at AJ Spurs in Buellton, CA.

Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs was the movie that probably most inspired me to try my hand at screenwriting.  Like Reservoir Dogs, Inglorious Basterds is full of great scenes and dialogue.  However, unlike Reservoir Dogs, Basterds lacks a solid core and coherent plot.

Once I saw the trailer for the remake of Pelham 1, 2, 3 I felt taken.  I worked with the producer of Pelham for several months on a script I wrote called, The Hostage.  He loved three ideas in particular about my script.  All three things were in the trailer of his Pelham remake.  Was he “inspired” by those ideas?  I’d say without a…

August Recap. I’ve been thinking about goal #11 since I took on the job when Devin was in the 2nd grade.  Twelve years later we finally got the job done.  Although a bit traumatic, especially for Sonia, it was a successful hand off.  With that said, I managed to knock eight more goals from the list. What’s done… #11. Like I said. #28. After…

Just finished the big Fantasy Football draft.  Ours is an auction league, so lots of strategy. I had the winning bid for the first two players on the board (Adrienne Peterson and Maurice Jones-Drew), but was broke thereafter. Still, on paper I’m happy with my team.

At Magic Apparel Show in Vegas. Anxious to get back to the craps table.

At Pure Nightclub at Caesar’s Palace.